Easter weekend held many firsts for Ben – his first overnight trip, first trip to Missouri, & first time meeting much of Jo’s family.

I love the picture of him & his great grandpa Alfred. It’s priceless. Gpa has been going blind since before the twins were born & he wants nothing more than to be able to see the kids, especially his little namesake. It was amazing to watch the two of them when I put Ben on his lap – it was as if Ben totally understood that Gpa’s blind & that his hands are his eyes. Gpa wasn’t shy at all about putting his hands on Ben & giving him a good feel around his head & face, but he was so gentle…it was awesome to watch & listen to Gpa talk to Ben the whole time.

Also had to laugh when Rob gave Gpa a hug. Gpa felt his head & face as usual & just laughed a good ol’ belly laugh saying, “Boooooooooooooy, you sure did get a hair cut!” To which Rob responded, “Yep, I surrrrrrrrrrrrrrre did!” Too funny!

The first family picture includes our nephew Bailey on the floor by Robert, Jo’s Grandma on the left (who also saw Ben for the first time), & Jo’s dad. The last one has Jo’s cousin Jacki, holding our Jac, the obvious Gpa & in back is Jo’s mom.

We also had a fun time visiting Jo’s Uncle Roger & Aunt Judy & their 4 kids & families on Easter Sunday….no pictures from that, shucks! It was another fun time of watching the kids just be kids with cousins they see way too seldom.